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Solomon gained a chance to prepare a meal for the Ammonite king, which the king found so impressive that the previous cook was sacked and Solomon put in his place; the king's daughter, Naamah, subsequently fell in love with Solomon, but the family (thinking Solomon a commoner) disapproved, so the king decided to kill them both by sending them ...
Strasbourg Cathedral Depiction of Solomon's throne (lower half), from a Speculum Humanae Salvationis, around 1360 King Solomon in front of his throne, receiving the Queen of Sheba (painting by Edward Poynter, 1890) The Throne of Solomon is the throne of King Solomon in the Hebrew Bible, and is a motif in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
The Hebrew Bible, specifically within the Book of Kings, includes a detailed narrative about the construction's ordering by Solomon, the penultimate ruler of the United Kingdom of Israel. It further credits Solomon as the placer of the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies, a windowless inner sanctum within the structure. [2]
[18] [24] The historicity of Solomon and his rule is the subject of significant debate. Current scholarly consensus allows for a historical Solomon, but regards his reign as king over Israel and Judah in the 10th century BCE as uncertain and the biblical portrayal of his apparent empire's opulence as most probably an anachronistic exaggeration.
King Solomon in Old Age by Gustave Doré (1866), a depiction of the purported author of Ecclesiastes, according to rabbinic tradition The book takes its name from the Greek ekklēsiastēs , a translation of the title by which the central figure refers to himself: "Kohelet", meaning something like "one who convenes or addresses an assembly". [ 28 ]
The pendant, made of bronze, shows King Solomon, according to a news release issued by Turkey's Karabük University. The ancient ruler is seen riding a horse and holding a spear while defeating ...
Fresco of the Judgment of Solomon, Frauenberg, Styria Sculpture given either to Pietro Lamberti or to Nanni di Bartolo. It stands at the corner of the Doge's Palace in Venice (Italy), next to Porta della Carta. The Judgement of Solomon is a story from the Hebrew Bible in which Solomon ruled between two women who both claimed to be the mother of ...
The "King David and King Solomon Discovered" exhibit will be on display through mid-January at the Armstrong Auditorium, 14400 S Bryant, Edmond. Hours are: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through ...